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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Minato-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Jared S. Cox, Raymond, OH (US);
Steven M. Eich, Raymond, OH (US);
Steven P. Turner, Raymond, OH (US);
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and apparatuses are provided to monitor a sound transportation passageway between an engine airway and a passenger cabin, detect a rupture in an air-tight sound-permeable barrier within the sound transportation passageway separating the engine airway and the passenger cabin, and responsively effect a warning and/or a corrective action.